Northwest Biotherapeutics Email Format
Biotechnology ResearchMaryland, United States11-50 Employees
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, focused on immunotherapy approaches to cancer and employing a small team of 11 to 50 employees. The company develops DCVax, a platform that uses a patient's own dendritic cells loaded with tumor antigens to create personalized cancer vaccines that stimulate the immune system. Its lead product candidate, DCVax-Brain, targets glioblastoma multiforme and is in a Phase II FDA-allowed trial designed as a pivotal study, with plans to file a biologics license application with the FDA after the trial; a second candidate, DCVax-Prostate, is advancing in a Phase III pivotal trial. Northwest Biotherapeutics has expanded its operations as part of recent activity, including the opening of a leukapheresis clinic in London in 2026, the appointment of a strategic adviser, and the acquisition of Advent BioServices Ltd. in 2025. The company maintains its website at nwbio.com and operates within the biotechnology research industry.